VOLUME I: 1622-1659 General Introduction Textual Introduction A description of the main manuscripts Principles of inclusion Non-Ietters Missing letters Principles of transcription The arrangement of the notes The Biographical Register References Dates Translations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Used in this Edition LETTER I: 10 [120] DECEMBER 1622 Robert Mason to Hobbes LETTER 2: 6 [116] NOVEMBER 1628 Hobbes to Christian Cavendish, Countess oj Devonshire LETTER 3: 8118 NOVEMBER 1629 George Aglionby to Hobbes LETTER 4: 19129 APRIL 1630 Hobbes to Sir Gervase Clifton LE TTER 5: 10120 MA Y 1630 Hobbes to Sir Gervase Clifton LETTER 6: 30jUNE IIOjULY 1630 Hobbes to Robert Leeke LETTER 7: 25jULY 14AUGUST 1630 Hobbes to Robert Leeke LETTER 8: 2 [112] NOVEMBER 1630 Hobbes to Sir Gervase Clifton LETTER 9: 23 NOVEMBER [/3 DECEMBER] 1632 Hobbes to Sir Gervase Clifton vii xxi xlii xlii xliv xlvii li lvii lxii lxv lxvi lxvii lxviii lxix lxxiii 6 7 10 13 15
LETTER 10: 26jANUARY [/5 FEBRUARY] 1634 Hobbes to William Cavendish, EarlojNewcastle LETTER II: 27 MARCH [/6 APRIL] 1634 Hobbes to Sir Geroase Clifton LETTER 12: 21 131 OCTOBER 1634 Hobbesto? LETTER 13: 20/30 january 1635 Hobbes to Sir Geroase Clifton LETTER 14: 21 APRIL II MAY 1635 Hobbes to Sir Geroase Clifton LETTER 15: [early AUGUST 1635] Hobbes to Sir Geroase Clifton LETTER 16: 15125 AUGUST 1635 Hobbes to William Cavendish, EarlojNewcastle LETTER 17: 6 1I6 APRIL 1636 Hobbes to Mr Clen LETTER 18: 13 123jUNE 1636 Hobbes to William Cavendish, EarlojNewcastle LETTER 19: 29jULY 18 AUGUST 1636 Hobbes to William Cavendish, EarlojNewcastle LETTER 20: I [III] OCTOBER 1636 Sir Kenelm Digby to Hobbes LETTER 21: 16 [126] OCTOBER 1636 Hobbes to William Cavendish, Earl oj Newcastle LETTER 22: 26oCTOBER [/5 NOVEMBER] 1636 Hobbes to William Cavendish, EarlojNewcastle LETTER 23: 26 OCTOBER [/5 NOVEMBER] 1636 Robert Payne to Hobbes LETTER 24: 25 DECEMBER 1636 [/4jANUARY 1637] Hobbes to William Cavendish, Ear{ oj Newcastle LETTER 25: 17 [/27]jANUARY 1637 Sir Kenelm Digby to Hobbes LETTER 26: II [/21] SEPTEMBER 1637 Sir Kenelm Digby to Hobbes LETTER 27: 4 V14] OCTOBER 1637 Sir Kenelm Digby to Hobbes LETTER 28: 22 AUGUST [II SEPTEMBER] 1638 Hobbes to the Hon. Charles Cavendish LETTER 29: [II/] 21 january 1641 René Descartes to Marin Mersenne for Hobbes viii 21 22 3 0 3 2 33 36 37 39 50 51 54
LETTER 30: [28JANUARYI] 7 FEBRUARY 164 1 Hobbes to Marin Mersenne LETTER 31: [29JANUARYI] 8 FEBRUARY 1641 Hobbes to Sir Charles Cavendish LETTER 32: [81] 18 FEBRUARY 1641 René Descartes to Marin Mersenne Jor Hobbes LETTER 33: [22 FEBRUARY I] 4 MARCH 164 1 René Descartes to Marin Mersenne Jor Hobbes LETTER 34: [201] 30 MARCH 164 1 Hobbes to Marin Mersenne LETTER 35: 2 h2 APRIL 1641 Hobbes to John Scudamore,first Viscount Scudamore LETTER 36: [III] 21 APRIL or [181] 28 APRIL 1641 René Descartes to Marin Mersenne Jor Hobbes LETTER 37: 23JULY 12 AUGUST 1641 Hobbes to William Cavendish, third Earl oj Devonshire LETTER 38: [II] IIJULY 1645 Samuel Sorbitre to Hobbes LETTER 39: [29JULY I] 8 AUGUST 1645 Hobbes to Edmund Waller LETTER 40: [61] 16 MA Y 1646 Hobbes to Samuel Sorbiere LETTER 41: [III] 21 MAY 1646 Samuel Sorbitre to Hobbes LETTER 42: [22 MAY I] I JUNE 1646 Hobbes to Samuel Sorbitre LETTER 43: [22 AUGUSTI] I SEPTEMBER 1646 Samuel Sorbiere to Hobbes LETTER 44: [late SEPTEMBER] 1646 Samuel Sorbitre to Hobbes LETTER 45: [24 SEPTEMBERI] 40CTOBER 1646 Hobbes to Samuel Sorbiere LETTER 46: [121] 220CTOBER 1646 Hobbes to Samuel Sorbiere LETTER 47: [211] 31 OCTOBER 1646 Samuel Sorbiere to Hobbes LETTER 48: [II] II NOVEMBER 1646 Hobbes to Samuel Sorbiere LETTER 49: [C. 1647] Adrian May to Hobbes 80 86 94 102 116 120 121 124 125 128 131 134 144 ix
LETTER. 50: [181] 28 FEBR.UAR.Y 1647 Hobbes to Samuel Sorbiire LETTER. 51: [22FEBR.UAR.YI] 4 MAR.CH 1647 LETTER. 52: [121] 22 MAR.CH 1647 Hobbes to Samuel Sorbiire LETTER. 53: [l/] 12 AUGUST 1647 LETTER. 54: [911 19 AUGUST 1647 LETTER. 55: [24 SEPTEMBER.I] 40CTOBER. 1647 LETTER. 56: [171] 27 NOVEMBER. 1~7 Hobbes to Samuel Sorbiire LETTER. 57: [71] 17 FEBR.UAR.Y 1648 Hobbes to Marin Mersenne LETTER. 58: 2 h2 MAY 1648 Hobbes to William Cavendish, third Earl oj Devonshire LETTER. 59: [151] 25 MAY 1648 Hobbes to Marin Mersenne LETTER. 60: [911 19jUNE 1648 Hobbes to Marin Mersenne LETTER. 61: [.ý] 14jUNE 1649 Hobbes to Samuel Sorbiire LETTER. 62: [121] 22 SEPTEMBER. 1649 Hobbes to Pierre Gassendi LETTER. 63: 27 MAY [/6jUNE] 1651 Ra/ph Bathurst to Hobbes LETTER. 64: [25 OCTOBER.I] 4 NOVEMBER. 1653 Pra1lfois du Verdus to Hobbes LETTER. 65: [28 APR.ILI] 8 MAY 1654 LETTER. 66: 10120jULY 1654 Hobbes to Pierre Gassendi LETTER. 67: [25jULYI] 4AUGUST 1654 Pra1lfois du Verdus to Hobbes LETTER. 68: [lol] 20 AUGUST 1654 Pra1lfois du Verdus to Hobbes LETTER. 6c): [26 AUGUST I] 5 SEPTEMBER. 1654 Thomas de Martel to Hobbes 154 155 159 16c) 173 IB4 186 193 x
LETTER 70: [.ý] 14 SEPTEMBER 1654 Abraham du Prat to Hobbes LETTER 71: (131) 23 SEPTEMBER 1654 LETTER 72: [I.ý] 24 APRIL 1655 Thomas Je Martel to Hobbes LETTER 73: 6 [h6] JUNE 1655 Henry Oldenburg to Hobbes LETTER 74: [24 SEPTEMBERI) 40CrOBER 1655 Abraham du Prat to Hobbes LETTER 75: [131] 23 DECEMBER 1655 LETTER 76: [20FEBRUARYI) I MARCH 1656 Fra1lfo;s du Verdus to Hobbes LETTER 77: [22 MARCHI] I APRIL 1656 Abraham du Prat to Hobbes LETTER 78: [26 MARCHI] 5 APRIL 1656 LETTER 79: [26 MARCHI] 5 APRIL 1656 Fra1lfois du Verdus 10 Hobbes LETTER 80: I [III] APRIL 1656 LETTER 81: [9Il 19 APRIL 1656 ClauJe Mylon to Hobbes LETTER 82: 13-14 [123-4] MAY 1656 Philip Tanny or Tandy to Hobbes LETTER 83: 13-14 [123-4] MAY 1656 Philip Tanny or Tandy to Hobbes LETTER 84: [14Il24MAY 1656 Fra1lfois du Verdus 10 Hobbes LETTER 85: (181) 28 MAY 1656 Franfois Peleau to Hobbes LETTER 86: 2 [h2] july 1656 Philip Tanny or Tandy to Hobbes LETTER 87: 8 [l18]july 1656 LETTER 88: [latejuly 1656] Edmund Waller to Hobbes LETTER 89: [171) 27 AUGUST 1656 206 208 211 212 216 23 1 288 293 297 xi
LETTER 90: 18128 AUGUST 1656 Fra1lfois Pekau to Hobbes LETTER 9 1: 7 [117] OCTOBER 1656 Henry StuMe to Hobbes LETTER 92: [II/] 21 OCTOBER 1656 Claude Mylon to Hobbes LETTER 93: [19/]29 OCTOBER 1656 Fra1lfois Pekau to Hobbes LETTER 94: [zo/] 300CTOBER 1656 LETTER 95: [220CTOBER/] I NOVEMBER 1656 Fra1lfois Pekau to Hobbes LETTER 96: 25 OCTOBER [14 NOVEMBER] 1656 LETTER 97: 25 OCTOBER [14 NOVEMBER] 1656 LETTER C}8: 9 [119] NOVEMBER 1656 LETTER 99: [12/] 22 NOVEMBER 1656 Abraham du Prat to Hobbes LETTER 100 [23 NOVEMBER/] 3 DECEMBER 1656 LETTER 101: 26 NOVEMBER [/6 DECEMBER] 1656 Henry StuMe to Hobbes LETTER 102: 29 NOVEMBER [19 DECEMBER] 1656 LETTER 103: [Jo NOVEMBERI] 10 DECEMBER 1656 Fra1lfois Pekau to Hobbes LETTER 104: 8 [118] DECEMBER 1656 LETTER 105: [131] 23 DECEMBER 1656 LETTER 106: [13123 December 1656?] Abraham du Prat to Hobbes LETTER 107: 19 [129] DECEMBER 1656 HenryStubbe to Hobbes LETTER 108: [22 DECEMBER 16561] 1 ]ANUARY 1657 LETTER 109: 23 DECEMBER 1656 [12]ANUARY 1657] Thomas Barlow to Hobbes xii 3 00 3 11 333 337 338 342 379 393 394 397 42
LETTER 110: [25 DECEMBER 16S6/] 4JANUARY 1657 Fra1lf0is Pekau 10 Hobbes LETTER III: 26 DECEMBER 1656 [/SJANUARY 1657] LETTER 112: 29 DECEMBER 16S6/8JANUARY 1657 Hobbes to Samuel Sorbitre LETTER 113: 13 V23] JANUAR Y 1657 LETTER 114: [23JANUARY/] 2 FEBRUARY 1657 Samuel Sorbitre to Hobbes LETTER 115: [29JANUARY/] 8 FEBRUARY 1657 Fran;o;s Peleau to Hobbes LETTER 116: 30JANUARY V9 FEBRUARY] 1657 Henry SlUbbe to Hobbes LETTER 117: 6 V16] FEBRUARY 1657 Hobbes to Samuel Sorbitre LETTER 118: 10 [ho] FEBRUARY 1657 Hobbes to Samuel Sorbitre LETTER 119: 14 [/24] FEBRUARY 1657 Henry SlUbbe to Hobbes LETTER 120: [I/] II MARCH 1657 Fran;ois Peleau to Hobbes LETTER 121: [12/] 22 MARCH 1657 Franfo;s du Verdus to Hobbes LETTER 122: 17 [127] MARCH 1657 LETTER 123: II [hl] APRIL 1657 LETTER 124: [IS/] 25 APRIL 1657 Thomas de Martel to Hobbes LETTER 125: 6 V16] MAY 1657 Henry SlUbbe to Hobbes LETTER 126: [17/] 27 MAY 1657 Fran;ois du Verdus to Hobbes LETTER 127: [s/] 15 JUNE 1657 Samuel Fermat to Hobbes LETTER 128: [II/] 21 JUL Y 1657 Claude Mylon to Hobbes LETTER 129: [29JULY/] 8AUGUST 1657 Thomas de Martel to Hobbes xiii 425 427 43 433 438 439 45 45 2 455 458 479
LETTER 130: bl] 17 AUGUST 1657 Thomas de Martel to Hobbes LETTER 131: 29 AUGUST /8 SEPTEMBER 1657 CLaude Mylon to Hobbes LETTER 132: [late 1657] CLaude Mylon to Hobbes LETTER 133: [22JANUARVI] I FEBRUARV 1658 Samuel Sorbibe to Hobbes LETTER 134: I [/11] MARCH 1658 Edward Bagshaw to Hobbes LETTER 135: [22JULvl] I AUGUST 1658 Samuel Sorbibe to Hobbes LETTER 136: 15 [125] MAV 1659 Pim'e Guisony to Hobbes LETTER 137: 5 lis SEPTEMBER 1659 Charles du Bose to Hobbes LETTER 138: 9 V 19] OCTOBER 1659 LETTER 139: [2I1] 31 DECEMBER 1659 M. de La Moulinibe to Samuel Sorbibe for Hobbes 49 1 497 499 5 1 5 5 507 VOLUME II LETTER 140: 23JANUARV [12 FEBRUARV] 1660 Hobbes to Samuel Sorb;ere LETTER 141: [211] 31 MARCH 1660 Samuel Sorbibe to Hobbes LETTER 142: [21] 12 MAV 1661 Samuel Sorbibe to Hobbes LETTER 143: 30 AUGUST V9 SEPTEMBER] 1661 John Aubrey to Hobbes LETTER 144: 21 SEPTEMBER VI OCTOBER] 1661 Fratlfois du Prat to Hobbes LETTER 145: 9 V19] FEBRUARV 1662 Hobbes to Margaret Cavendish, Marchioness ofnewcastle LETTER 146: 3 [1I3] MARCH 1662 Hobbes to Samuel Sorbibe LETTER 147: [171] 27 MARCH 1662 Samuel Sorbibe to Hobbes 5 1 3 515 5 18 520 5 21 524 xiv
LETTER 148: AUGUST 1662 Christiaan Huygens to Andre1l1 Crooke for Hobbes 530 LETTER 149: [lol] 20DECEMBER 1662 Christiaan Huygens to Sir Robert Moray for Hobbes 534 LETTER 150: [23DECEMBER 16621] 2jANUARY 1663 Samuel Sorbitre to Hobbes 540 LETTER 151: early 1663 Samuel Sorbitre to Hobbes 544- LETTER 152: early 1663 Samuel Sorbitre to Hobbes 548 LETTER 153: 7 [h7] SEPTEMBER 1663 Hobbes to John Aubrey 554 LETTER 154: [III] 21 SEPTEMBER 1663 Samuel Sorbitre to Hobbes 555 LETTER 155: 19129SEPTEMBER 1663 Fra7lfois du Prat to Hobbes 558 LETTER 156:!jo OCTOBERI] 9 NOVEMBER 1663 Samuel Sorbitre to Hobbes 560 LETTER 157: 4 h4 NOVEMBER 1663 Fra7lfois du Prat to Hobbes 570 LETTER 158: 21 NOVEMBER h DECEMBER 1663 Fra7lfois du Prat to Hobbes 572 LETTER 159: [24 NOVEMBERI] 4DECEMBER 1663 Samuel Sorbitre to Hobbes 573 LETTER 160: 30 NOVEMBER ho DECEMBER 1663 Hobbes to Samuel Sorbitre 576 LETTER 161: 19 [129] DECEMBER 1663 Hobbes to Samuel Sorbitre 578 LETTER 162: [22-4DECEMBER 16631] 1-3 JANUARY 1664 Samuel Sorbitre to Hobbes 585 LETTER 163: [28DECEMBER 16631] 7 JANUARY 1664 Fra7lfois du Verdus to Hobbes 587 LETTER 164: 7 [h7] MARCH 1664 Hobbes to Samuel Sorb;ere 596 LETTER 165: [201] 30 APRIL 1664 Samuel Sorbitre to Hobbes 610 LETTER 166: [21 junei] I JUL Y 1664 Samuel Sorbitre to Hobbes 617 LETTER 167: 30jUNE [hojuly] 1664 Hobbes tojohna ubrey 620 xv
LETTER. 168: [24jULYI] 3 AUGUST 1664 LETTER. 16<): [131] 23 AUGUST 1664 LETTER. 170: [HI,] 29 AUGUST 1664 LETTER. 171: [24jANUAR.Y I] 3 FEBR.UAR.Y 1665 LETTER. 172: [lol] 20 APR.IL 1665 LETTER. 173: [26 APR.ILI] 6MAY [1665?] Alexandre MOM to Hobbes LETTER. 174: [25 SEPTEMBER.I] 50CTOBER. 1665 LETTER. 175: [III] 21 DECEMBER. 1665 LETTER. 176: 4 [114] FEBR.UAR.Y 1666 Fra1lfois du Prat to Hobbes LETTER. 177: [27 MAyI] 6jUNE 1666 LETTER. 178: 9 [119] june 1667 Hobbes to Joseph Wi/liamson LETTER. 179: [29 NOVEMBER./] 9 DECEMBER. 1667 Pieter B/aeu, on beha/f o/johan Blatu, to Hobbes LETTER. 180: (JI] 13 APR.IL 1668 LETTER. 181: 30jUNE [110jULY] 1668 Hobbes to Joseph Wi/liamson LETTER. 182: [81] 18jULY 1668 LETTER. 183: 20 [/30] OCTOBER. 1668 Hobbes to John Brooke LETTER. 184: 24 OCTOBER. [/3 NOVEMBER.] 1668 Hobbes to the Hon. Ed11JardH011Jard LETTER. 185: [22JANUAR.YI] 1 FEBR.UAR.Y 166<) LETTER. 186: [9/l 19jULY 166<) Pieter Blaeu, on beha/f o/johan Blaeu, to Hobbes LETTER. 187: 6 [116] AUGUST 166<) Hobbes to Cosimo de' Medici 668 7 1 710 xvi
LETTER 188: [25JANUARYI] 4FEBRUARY 1670 Cosimo de' Medici to Hobbes LETTER 18<): 13 h3july 1670 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz to Hobbes LETTER 190: [28 APRILI] 8 MAY 1671 Fra1Jfois du Verdus to Hobbes LETTER 191: 26 NOVEMBER [16 DECEMBER] 1672 Hobbes to Henry Oldenburg LETTER 192: 30 DECEMBER 1672 [/9JANUARY 1673] Henry Oldenburg to Hobbes LETTER 193: I [III] FEBRUARY 1673 Hobbes to Josiah Pullen LETTER 194: 10 [120] NOVEMBER 1673 Josiah Pullen to Hobbes LETTER 195: [ 1674?] Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz to Hobbes LETTER I~: [25 FEBRUARYI] 7 MARCH 1674 Fra1Jfois du Verdus to Hobbes LETTER 197: 20 [/30] APRIL 1674 Hobbes to Anthony Wood LETTER 198: 24 FEBRUARY [/6 MARCH] 1675 Hobbes to John Aubrey LETTER 199: 24JUNE [I 4JULY] 1675 John Aubrey to Hobbes LETTER 200: 14 [124] AUGUST 1677 Hobbes to James Butler,first Duke oj Ormonde LETTER 201: 1678 Charles Blount to Hobbes LETTER 202: 5 [lis] MARCH 1678 Hobbes to John Aubrey LETTER 203: SEPTEMBER 1678 Thomas Shipman to Hobbes LETTER 204: 25 MARCH [14 APRIL] 1679 Hobbes to William Crooke LETTER 205: 25 MARCH [14 APRIL] 1679 Hobbes to John Aubrey LETTER 206: 19 [129] JUNE 1679 Hobbes to William Crooke LETTER 207: 21 [/31] JULY 1679 Hobbes to William Crooke 7 11 7 1 3 7 22 73 0 73 1 744 75 1 753 756 77 1 xvii
LETTER 208: 18 [/28] AUGUST 1679 Hobbes to John Aubrey 772 LETTER 209: 18 [/28] AUGUST 1679 Hobbes to William Crooke 774 LETTER 210: undated Hobbes to King Charles II 774 ADDENDUM. LETTER 62A: late SEPTEMBER 1649 Hobbes to Sir Charles Cavendish 776 Biographical Register ofhobbes's Correspondents George Aglionby 777 John Aubrey 779 Edward Bagshaw 782 Thomas Barlow 785 Ralph Bathurst 787 Johan and Pieter Blaeu 789 Charles Blount 790 Charles du Bose 795 Sir John Brooke 797 James Buder, first Duke oformonde 799 Sir Charles Cavendish Sol The Hon. Charles Cavendish Sos Christian Cavendish, Countess of Devonshire 806 Margaret Cavendish, Duchess ofnewcasde 811 William Cavendish, first Earl, first Marquess, and first Duke ofnewcasde 812 William Cavendish, third Earl ofdevonshire 815 Charles II 817 Sir Gervase Clifton 820 William Crooke 823 René Descartes 825 Sir Kenelm Digby 828 Samuel Fermat 832 Pierre Gassendi 834 Mr Glen 837 Pierre Guisony 837 The Hon. Edward Howard 839 Christiaan Huygens 840 Robert Leeke 843 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz 845 xviii
Thomas de Martel Robert Mason Adrian May Cosimo de' Medici, Grand Duke oftuscany Marin Mersenne Alexandre Morus M. de la Mouliniere Claude Mylon Henry Oldenburg Robert Payne Fran~ois Peleau Abraham du Prat Fran~ois du Prat Josiah Pullen John Scudamore, first Viscount Scudamore Thomas Shipman René-Fran~ois de Sluse Samuel Sorbiere Henry Stubbe Philip Tanny or Tandy Fran~ois du Verdus Edmund Waller Sir Joseph Williamson Anthony Wood Manuscript Sources Bibliography Index of Correspondents General Index 848 855 857 860 862 865 86 7 868 869 872 877 878 881 885 886 888 88<) 8<)3 8<)c) 90 2 904 9 1 3 9 1 5 9 1 7 9 21 933 973 974 xix